Okay guys – today’s XXX update is a bit unusual. I stumbled upon this “real” African Porn site quite by accident, and felt I had to share in it’s oddity! Now, I didn’t sign up. I don’t know what the content is like. I’m not sure if there’s any hardcore african porn, or if it’s mostly candid and ‘National Geographic’ type pictures.
I do recognize the Japanese girl in the one picture – it’s from a Japanese porn movie where she has sex with a few male member’s of the tribe – in all it’s Japanese censored glory… If anyone signs up, let me know how it turns out!

Anyways…. Members of my department at work have access to a staff lunchroom. It’s a pretty nice setup – with a fridge, a microwave, and some dishes and a dishwasher. The room is decently sized, with nice big windows that offer a view of the city, and there are four or five small tables that can seat three or four people comfortably.

Now, I don’t put my lunches in the fridge – I’ve got an insulated bag, so I feel like my lunch is pretty okay just in my cabinet. I also don’t use the dishes provided in the lunchroom – yes, I know there’s a dishwasher, but some folks do wash the dishes by hand – I’ve seen them drying in the little dryer rack next to the sink. I also know that different people have different ideas of what clean is, and I am just too afraid that someone on my floor thinks that if the dish is not too dirty they can just rinse it, dry it, and put it back in the cupboard for someone else. Blurk. I just pack my lunches so that everything I need is from my own supplies at home.

I do use the microwave, though – a lot more since I’ve been better about packing my lunches, mostly because I’ve been cooking more so there are usually leftovers, which make terrific lunches. Some kind soul has thoughtfully left a rather diverse collection of magazines in the lunchroom too, so whenever I’m in there to zap my food, I take a seat and flip through a magazine while I wait.

Do I reach for a copy of The New Yorker, or Maclean’s?

Heck no. I go for whatever fashion mags are lying about. Even though I’ve never really been a fashion forward kind of girl – truly, I’ve never really been a fashion conscious kind of girl – I still enjoy flipping through these things every once in a while. Maybe I’m checking to make sure that my taste is not starting to run to the absolutely weird.

So a couple of days ago, I’m sitting in the lunchroom, waiting for my leftover stew and rice to be warmed to perfection, and I’m idly flipping through a copy of Lou Lou. I stumble upon an article about ‘It’ bags – those trendy, must-have bags that I, um, never ever know about, and would never dream of trying to obtain because they’re usually ridiculously, prohibitively expensive.

The article was saying that current trends find women moving away from coveting those ‘It’ bags, instead picking up several other more affordable bags so that they can have some variety in their accessories. Which seems sensible to me – if you want your handbag to be a fashionable accessory, then collecting several more affordable options seems reasonable.

The article went on to list a few of the ‘more affordable’ options – each ringing in at around $300 – $500.

Durk? That’s affordable? For a handbag?

I just sat there, stunned, staring at the words on the page. Yes, I paid that much for my much adored Coach handbag – well, the bottom of that range – but I considered it a pretty major purchase – and I’ve used it daily since it came to be mine. People seriously consider this to be affordable enough to buy several at that price?

Well.

I added the new Coach bag I’ve been eyeing to my wish list. Lou Lou says I’m not being extravagant. It must be the truth….